Oral history interview with Joseph A. Heiss, [videorecording], 2005.

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Oral history interview with Joseph A. Heiss, [videorecording], 2005.

Joseph A. Heiss, a Madison, Wisconsin native, discusses his service in the 442nd Counterintelligence Corps during the Korean War.

Videorecording : 2 videocassettes (ca. 30 min.); sd., col. ; 1/2 in.Transcript : 20 p.Military papers : 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)

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